Yearly Archives: 2017

Updated with current information for 2023 Knock knock, it’s inspection time! City code requires that rental housing in Athens Ohio be inspected every 16 months. Your landlord will typically notify you of a city housing inspection roughly a month in advance, although legally only 24 hours notice is required. Yet contrary to popular opinion, …

Updated with current information for 2022 Early fall semester in Athens can be a scorcher! It’s tempting to just put that AC on high and kick back on the couch to cool your rental. But careful opening that electric bill. It could be a scorcher, too. Here are five hacks you can try to …

Updated with current information for 2022 No, you’re not in a time warp, unless a tequila hangover counts.  Fall semester really does begin at the end of this month on Aug. 22, 2022. If you don’t have housing lined up, or off campus housing suddenly seems a lot more appealing now that you’ve lived …

Fall quarter at Ohio University is practically here. Time to start packing, and pronto! Living off campus is a lot different than university housing, and not just because you no longer have to hide your candles (or six food hand blown “flower vases” for that matter). Nobody’s holding your hand, i.e. doing your dishes, …

Fall semester is in full gear, and you’re well settled into your Athens apartment. So settled, in fact, that you might be itching with cabin fever. Get out of Athens, escape campus, and head to one of the best community events in the state. It’s time to get your Paw Paw on! Pawpaw Ice …

Even though you’re a student living in an Ohio University student rental, you are still part of the local community. Discover food made from local ingredients and your neighbors that helped grow it through the 30 Mile Meal Project. A celebration of Athens local food economy, it’s a locavore endeavor featuring restaurants and culinary …

Some people may think Athens is a ghost town all summer, but the truth is for one week it becomes a dream come true for craft brew enthusiasts throughout the region. Yep, 26 breweries will descend into uptown Athens and serve up some of the most delicious beer in the country practically within spitting …

Updated with current information for 2023 Nothing says summer like a down home baseball game and a hotdog on a warm summer evening. Catch a Southern Ohio Copperheads game throughout the summer and live the all-American baseball dream. The Southern Ohio Copperheads are a collegiate summer baseball team who play against rivals in the …

Studying German at Ohio University? Then your Monday nights are officially booked. Every Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. is Casual German Hour at Casa Nueva, open to students and residents looking to brush up on their German language skills. There is no age limit. All skill levels are welcome. It’s very casual. …

Spending the summer in an Athens rental close to OU? Then the bricks are calling your name! Boogie on the Bricks, held on June 17, 2017 in uptown Athens, is the community fest of the summer, and it’s absolutely free. Dance in the streets, enjoy some local craft brew, and sample local food. They’ll …